George Rainsford Fairbanks | |
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| Born | July 5, 1820 Watertown, New York |
| Died | August 3, 1906 (aged 86) Sewanee, Tennessee |
| Spouses | Sarah Catherine Wright
(m. 1842; died 1858)Susan Beard (m. 1860) |
| Children | 7 |
George Rainsford Fairbanks (1820–1906[1]) was a lawyer, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Florida State Senator, president of Florida Fruit Growers Association and the Florida Fruit Exchange; editor of the Florida Mirror; the author of books on Florida history; and the founder and president of Florida Historical Society. He lived in Fernandina Beach. He is listed as a Great Floridian.